Person-days or person-hours are proportional to work done
CAT has tested this idea 5 times across 5 papers, from 2020 to 2025. Solve one, and the others are the same method with different numbers or wording, which is why repeated concepts are the most efficient thing to practise.
| Question | What it asks | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| CAT 2022 Slot 3 · QA Q16 | N people, hours per day and days for 35%, then 10 leave | B |
| CAT 2020 Slot 3 · QA Q4 | road partly built; extra workers needed to finish on time | 40 |
| CAT 2024 Slot 1 · QA Q5 | days and hours per day differ for each worker | 6 |
| CAT 2022 Slot 2 · QA Q2 | time ratios, hours per day; remaining job by third worker | 6 |
| CAT 2025 Slot 3 · QA Q10 | teams with members of equal productivity; replacements needed | A |
Part of Time & Work (34 questions since 2017).